Looks like they LOVE doing their program. It is not easy to do programs to his music and do them really convincingly. Their work with Michael Jackson's own choreographers will hopefully really help make the difference.

Travis Payne and Stacy Walker were the ones who chose and trained the dancers to be on the This Is It tour. This bonus clip from the This Is It movie shows how they were really the ones in charge.

The short dance is going to be a great program for them. They left a lot of points on the table (or didn't get any breaks from the technical panel, depending on your perspective) with the FinnStep. 3 points to H/D, 4 points to C/L, D/W. Fix those and they'll be in very strong shape with this program.

Probably not the start they were hoping for but a very useful one all the same. 4 points to go for in the FinnStep alone.

The MJ free dance is going to be a crowd pleaser this season for sure. So much going on with very demanding dance sequences and technical elements. Looking forward to the program strengthening as the season progresses.

Probably not the start they were hoping for but a very useful one all the same. 4 points to go for in the FinnStep alone.

The MJ free dance is going to be a crowd pleaser this season for sure. So much going on with very demanding dance sequences and technical elements. Looking forward to the program strengthening as the season progresses.

The encouraging thing of this discouragement is that they still got a decent score for their efforts 61+ (30 TES) is alot better than what we've seen from them in the past. They have struggled in the pattern dance previously...scoring in the mid- to high-50s. At Cup of Russia last season, they scored 58+ (and 27 TES).

Also they should be encouraged that they got the highest base value in the FD. They've been losing levels all around last season, so getting those levels early and often is a good thing

I took look forward to further development of the FD as well. I still feel there's a lot of work to do. The middle section, while pretty, seems quite disjointed from the high-energy of the rest of the dance.

Includes fun cameos by their friends from throughout the skating world including Adam Rippon, Jason Brown, Dylan Moscovitch, Kirsten Moores-Tower, Felicia Zhang, Nate Bartholomay, Ondrej Hotarek and Takahiko Kozuka

Their Tumblr was "trending" within days of its launch, which is pretty extraordinary when you think about it. I mean, who outside of the skating world pays attention to figure skaters?http://shibsibs.tumblr.com

Some skaters seem to bring in ballroom stars for a lesson or two and some publicity. Maia and Alex's work together with Corky has involved some serious boot camps for the past few years. Glad to see Marina letting her teams work with experts. Great to see Maia and Alex continuing to work with their consultants from the dance world throughout the season.

* Maia and Alex are very gracious in always including other skaters and tagging them in the videos with the skaters' twitter handles as well.
Truly, they are ambassadors for their sport and consistent in their effort to provide enjoyment for the fans